Glass-carrying truck



(No Model.)

R.M.ROBERT& GLASS CARRYING TRUCK. 7 No. 524,909. .Patehted Aug. 21,1894. a :Q. \J

' III-IFIIIHH H! i INVENTOH A TTOHNEYS.

UNITED STATES.

PATE T onner M. ROBERTS, OF ANDERSON, iii-D ANA;

' GLASS-CARRYINth-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 524,999, dated August21, 1894.

Application filed December 30,1893; sesaiimleazoa ass .To all whom itmay concern.-

' Be it known that I, ROBERT M. Ronnrrrs, of

Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented anewand improved dated J one 13, 1893;

Glass-Carrying Vehicle, of which thefollow ing is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to improvements in.

that class of vehicles which are used for trans- T porting glasscylinders from the place in which they are blown to the place wherefurther work is to be prosecuted on them, a

vehicle of this class being shown inl'aetter's Patent of the UnitedStates, No. 499,593,

- cylinders .on the body, in a safe and easy manbeing journaled on theshaft 13 of awheel 14 nor and in a longitudinal osition with relation tothe body, to the en that the. vehicle may be conveniently wheeledthrough nar--' row places.

To these ends my invention GOIlSlSllSQf certain features of constructionand combinations of parts,which,willbehereinafter described and claimed;

Reference isto be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar figuresof reference indicate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a broken side elevation, partly. in section, of the vehicleembodying my invention. Fig.2 is a plan view of the vehicle; and Fig. 3is a vertical cross section on the line 3.--3 of Fig. 1.

The vehicleds provided with a light frame or bed 10, which is preferablyof rectangular shape, and is braced by the cross braces 11.. Theframe orbedhas on the under side, at one end, leaf springs 12, which are securedfirmly .to the bed and extend diagonally downward beneath the bed,the'lower ends of the springs on which the vehicle runs.

The front end of the vehicle is supported on legs i5, each comprisingrods 16 p and 17 fastened toopposite sides of the frame or bed andconverging downward; the legs spreads ing, as shown clearly in :Fig.3,-so as to have. a suitable bracing effect when the vehicle isstandingstill and thus prevent'the vehicle from being easily upset.- Thefront end of the frame or bed 10 is also provided withparallel:upward1y-extending bent handles 18, which may be grasped whenthe vehicle is to be moved, and by'lifting the handles and then pushingor pulling thereon, the vehicle may bejmoved like" an ordinarywheelbarrow.

- The vehicleriis pro vided,near opposite ends and near the center, withvertical posts 19 clearly shown in Fig. 1. The posts 19. are eachprovided :with laterally extending curved arms 22 which are arrangedwith their concave sides uppermost, and the 1 arms are secured tocollars 23 which, are adjustable vertically on the posts and are held inplace by set screws 24. On the top of each'post is a single curved arm22, which is. alse provided with a collar-.23 tofacilitate its att'ach-.

vided with cushions consisting of a, strip of elastic webbing 25, whichis shorterthan the is fastened at. its,ends only to the ends of .thearms and a space is-thus leftibetween-the webbing and the arm so as togive the webbing a chance to, stretch and completely serve itsfunctiorrof a cushion. The arms on the two posts are arranged at regularintervals apart,

so that they will be of similar height, and

the glass cylinders 26, which are to be carried by the vehicle, are laidon the arms as shown in Figs'l and 3, one end of a cylinder lying on anarm at one end of the vehicle and the other end of the cylinder lying'onan arm at the other end of the vehicle.

It will be seen that the vehicle has suflicient capacity to carry quitea large number of cylinders; andfrom the foregoing description it willbe understood that. theymay be 7 safely and conveniently wheeled fromplace toplace.

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1 '1. .-Aglass-carrying vehicle, comprising a 5 which ,areonnected by braces=20and '21, as

3-75 ment to the post. The arms, are each -proarms towhi'ch it is'attached, and'the webbing Having thus described my invention, I, I

too

suitable bed provided at each end with averand supporting legs at theother end of the bed, substantially as described.

2. A'glass-carrying vehicle, comprising a portable bed, vertical postsat opposite ends of the bed, and laterally extending cushionedarms-secured to the posts, substantially as described.

3. A glass-earryingvehicle, comprising a portable bed, vertical posts"mounted thereon, laterally extending curved arms carried by the posts,and elastic cushions carried on the upper sidesof the arms and securedto the arms at their ends,snbstantially as described. 4. Aglass-carrying vehicle, comprising a bed or frame mounted at one end ona wheel and provided with supporting legs at the other end, verticalposts on the bed, and vertically adj ustable and laterally extendingcushioned arms carried by the posts, substantiaily as described- ROBERTM. ROBERTS.

Witnesses:

ELLIS O. CARPENTER, JOSEPH MORGAN, Jr.

